The Bishop's Blog

Thoughts and reflections from Bishop John Harvey Taylor

Daily prayer: Fifth week in Lent

Daily prayer: Fifth week in Lent

Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and...

Visiting Grace Church, Glendora

Visiting Grace Church, Glendora

When I visited Grace Episcopal Church in Glendora two years ago, the Rev. Susan Scranton, rector since 1997 and a concert pianist, was playing keyboards for all the hymns and anthems while serving...

An interfaith Iftar

An interfaith Iftar

On Sunday evening, the seventh day of Ramadan, I was blessed to be invited to join what felt like a family of about 40 at an interfaith Iftar, or breaking of the fast, at the International Institute...

Daily prayer: Patrick

Daily prayer: Patrick

Almighty God, in your providence you chose your servant Patrick to be the apostle to the Irish people, to bring those who were wandering in darkness and error to the true light and knowledge of you:...

Discernment Information Gathering (DIG)

Discernment Information Gathering (DIG)

What is discernment? No less than reconciling our hearts and minds with those of our God in Christ. Which, when you think about it, is pretty awesome work to do. When it comes to helping form...

Daily prayer: Saturday in the fourth week of Lent

Daily prayer: Saturday in the fourth week of Lent

Mercifully hear our prayers, O Lord, and spare all those who confess their sins to you; that those whose consciences are accused by sin may by your merciful pardon be absolved; through Jesus Christ...

Breakfast at the Jonathan Club

Breakfast at the Jonathan Club

I’m grateful to Jason Mayo, secretary of the Jonathan Club’s venerable Tuesday Breakfast Club, for his summary of my talk this week, entitled “Keeping Calm in Crisis: Survival Tips for a...

Amazing people in mid-March

Amazing people in mid-March

You meet the most amazing people around the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles, including Margarita Galvez, retiring after 18 years of faithful service at St. Paul’s Commons (thanks for the photo,...

Daily prayer: Pi Day

Daily prayer: Pi Day

Almighty and most merciful God, drive from us all weakness of body, mind, and spirit; that, being restored to wholeness, we may with free hearts become what you intend us to be and accomplish what...

Daily prayer: Wednesday in the fourth week of Lent

Daily prayer: Wednesday in the fourth week of Lent

O Lord our God, you sustained your ancient people in the wilderness with bread from heaven: Feed now your pilgrim flock with the food that endures to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ your Son...